Shangani Patrol incident
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The Shangani Patrol incident was a famous 1893 battle in which a small British South Africa Company patrol was annihilated while pursuing King Lobengula during the First Matabele War in present-day Zimbabwe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shangani Patrol incident canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
elevated to mythic status in Rhodesian settler culture
ⓘ
used in imperial propaganda ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shangani Patrol
ⓘ
Wilson’s Patrol ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British South Africa Company
ⓘ
British South Africa Company forces ⓘ
surface form:
Matabele forces
Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ |
| BritishSouthAfricaCompanyTroopsOutcome | killed ⓘ |
| category |
1893 in Africa
ⓘ
Second Matabele War ⓘ
surface form:
Battles involving the British South Africa Company
Battles involving the Ndebele ⓘ |
| cause |
attempt to capture Lobengula
ⓘ
pursuit of King Lobengula ⓘ |
| commander |
Allan Wilson
ⓘ
Allan Wilson ⓘ
surface form:
Major Allan Wilson
|
| commanderOpposing | Ndebele indunas ⓘ |
| conflict | First Matabele War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Kingdom of Matabele
ⓘ
surface form:
Matabele Kingdom
|
| date | 1893-12-04 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Rhodesia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in Zimbabwean and Rhodesian historical memory
ⓘ
key episode in fall of Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ |
| location |
Matabeleland
ⓘ
near Shangani River ⓘ |
| memorial |
Shangani Patrol memorial in Matobo Hills
ⓘ
Shangani Patrol monument in Bulawayo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heroic last stand legend in Rhodesian history
ⓘ
last stand of Wilson’s patrol ⓘ symbolic event in colonial conquest of Matabeleland ⓘ |
| numberOfBritishSouthAfricaCompanyTroops | about 34 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Lobengula
ⓘ
surface form:
King Lobengula
|
| partOf | First Matabele War ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British South Africa Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British South Africa Company police
Cecil Rhodes ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
King Solomon's Mines
ⓘ
surface form:
novel "King Solomon’s Mines" (inspiration for frontier mythos)
|
| result |
annihilation of patrol
ⓘ
decisive Ndebele victory ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial expansion in southern Africa
ⓘ
resistance of Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ |
| weaponryUsed |
Maxim guns (in wider campaign)
ⓘ
rifles ⓘ |
| year | 1893 ⓘ |
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